LinkedIn scans for 6,278 extensions and encrypts the results into every request

Re:LinkedIn scans for 6,278 extensions and encrypts the resu... by recursivegirth on Thursday April 30, 2026 @05:33PM (#47968502)

IRC has existed for decades.

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Re:LinkedIn scans for 6,278 extensions and encrypts the resu... by yrcyrc on Thursday April 30, 2026 @06:30PM (#47969096)

I met some of my girlfriends through irc :)

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Re:LinkedIn scans for 6,278 extensions and encrypts the resu... by 867-5309 on Thursday April 30, 2026 @07:50PM (#47969832)

..said no IRC user, ever

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Re:LinkedIn scans for 6,278 extensions and encrypts the resu... by echelon on Thursday April 30, 2026 @05:45PM (#47968633)

And it's a ghost town.

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Re:LinkedIn scans for 6,278 extensions and encrypts the resu... by antiframe on Thursday April 30, 2026 @06:23PM (#47969025)

I suppose that depends on where you go and what you expect. Older communities are better populated than younger ones. (Not age-wise but topic-wise).

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Re:LinkedIn scans for 6,278 extensions and encrypts the resu... by lacunary on Thursday April 30, 2026 @07:22PM (#47969605)

where's a good irc chat these days?

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Re:LinkedIn scans for 6,278 extensions and encrypts the resu... by antiframe on Friday May 01, 2026 @05:00PM (#47980264)

It depends on the time of day, but #emacs, #nethack, #archlinux, #lobsters, #security, #openbsd usually have enough users for good convos. It depends on what you are into, really.

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